Each one of them likely would deflect the attention to their players, giving them credit for any success that has been attained.

But if there were any questions about the impact that five Greater San Antonio area soccer coaches have had during their tenures, they were answered as each reached significant milestones during the past month.

Boerne Champion's David Rogers earned his 250th victory with his Chargers' 2-0 victory against Kerrville Tivy on Monday. Rogers is 250-66-23 in 13 seasons, including his fourth at Champion. He has also coached at Boerne High and Denton Ryan, leading all three schools to the UIL Class 4A state tournament. He won titles in 2006 at Boerne, and last year with Champion.

Also on Monday, Smithson Valley girls coach Jason Adkins netted his 150th victory in a 3-0 triumph against Canyon Lake. In his 10th season with the Rangers, Adkins is 150-56-23.

New Braunfels Canyon boys coach Rob Rush collected his 200th victory during a 4-3 decision against Smithson Valley on March 2. He is now 201-127-43 in 15 seasons with the Cougars.

Memorial boys coach Leon Aleman picked up his 150th victory with a 2-0 win against Bandera on Feb. 28. He is 150-112-6 in 12 seasons, including 11 at Memorial and one at Burbank.

O'Connor boys coach Rob Bledsoe hit the 150-win plateau during the Panthers' 3-1 victory against Stevens on Feb. 14. He is 152-43-27 in 10 seasons, including his second at O'Connor. Bledsoe also coached at Churchill and Nederland.

Zero tolerance

Maybe there is something to the adage that defense wins championships.

At the very least, the age-old principle has been integral in three area teams – the Reagan boys and Clemens and Edison girls – putting themselves in position to win their district championships.

The three aforementioned teams didn't allow a goal during the month of February.

In fact, Reagan has recorded 12 straight shutouts going into Friday's District 26-5A contest against MacArthur. The Rattlers haven't allowed a goal since a 4-1 loss against A&M Consolidated at the Governors Cup in Georgetown on Jan. 20.

Edison has registered eight straight shutouts going into Saturday's game against Lanier and hasn't given up a score since a 3-1 victory against Southwest on Jan. 31.

Clemens went nine-plus games without allowing a goal before the streak was snapped in Monday's 3-0 loss against Dripping Springs. The Buffaloes hadn't allowed a goal since a 1-0 setback against New Braunfels on Jan. 27.

tthomas@express-news.net

Editor's note: Updated at 4:24 p.m. on March 16 to show David Rogers has coached 13 sesons.